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At 3:51 a.m. Nov. 15, a cab driver was robbed at gunpoint in the area of Lavergne Avenue and Greenwood Street. Later that day, at 5:25 p.m., another cab driver was robbed in the area of Lavergne Avenue and Suffield Court, according to the statement.
A male was found with gunshot wounds about 8 p.m. Thursday in the 800 block of East Chicago Street, according to a statement from Elgin police. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, and he was taken to Presence Saint Joseph's Hospital in Elgin.
The man walked into the First State Bank of Porter at 429 N. Calumet Ave. just before 10:30 a.m, according to Chesterton police Chief David Cincoski. He gave an employee a note and showed a weapon, receiving an undisclosed amount of money before running southwest away from the bank.
Prosecutors have dropped charges against an activist who has helped organize several protests against police violence, less than a day after he was arrested for allegedly punching a police officer during a march downtown in the wake of the release of the video showing the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
The men, ages, 34 and 59, were getting into a van about 2:30 a.m. in the 5700 block of South Morgan when someone in another vehicle shot at them, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said.
The bank at 8739 S. Harlem in Bridgeview was robbed at 12:06 p.m. Tuesday, according to the FBI.
The male burglarized the Auto Spa car wash at 3117 Broadway on both Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 sometime between midnight and 3 a.m., according to Gary police.
Most recently, two teenage boys were shot in the Englewood neighborhood.
A citywide series of thefts from U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles, in which the robbers have gained access by punching or prying open the locks, has prompted a community alert from police.
Alexander Scott, 31, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Feb. 12 after a bench trial before Judge Charles Burns, according to Cook County court records.
Sherman Henderson, 31, was taken into custody at the Oak Park police station Monday night, after showing up with his attorney, according to a statement from Oak Park police.
A Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke was expected to appear for a bond hearing at noon Tuesday.
Most recently, a 16-year-old girl was injured in a Brighton Park neighborhood shooting on the Southwest Side. She was walking on the sidewalk in the 3700 block of South Albany Avenue about 10:45 p.m. when a gunman got out of a dark-colored car and fired shots at her, according to Chicago Police.
Big crowds are an easy way for thieves to snatch a wallet from a back pocket or a purse someone is holding off to the side.
Oak Park police said 31-year-old Sherman Henderson is believed to have abducted his ex-girlfriend from a home in the 600 block of Forest Avenue shortly before midnight Sunday night.
Authorities are warning residents in southwest suburban Palos Park against scammers staging a fake delivery, then stealing the victims' debit card information.
The most recent homicide happened Sunday night in Englewood. Officers responding to a call of a person shot about 8:40 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Union found a 19-year-old man unresponsive on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds to the leg and chest, according to Chicago Police.
Three people were killed and at least 10 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since late Friday afternoon.
As Mubashra Uddin stood with her head bowed in court Thursday, her attorney Barry Sheppard urged the judge to set bail for the 19-year-old. But after hearing the details of the baby girl's death, Brown ordered that Uddin remain held without bond in Cook County Jail while she awaits trial for murder.
About 2:20 p.m. on April 18, the man entered a Chase bank at 6650 S. Stony Island Av. and attempted a non-takeover robbery, the FBI said.
Burglars broke through doors or used unlocked windows to get in, according to a community alert issued Thursday by Grand Central District detectives.
A 35-year-old man was shot in the foot and arm late Thursday in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Saying the last two people known to have seen 2-year-old Kyrian Knox alive are not cooperating with police, detectives said they've become "extremely frustrated" in their efforts to find out how the toddler's dismembered head, hands, and feet wound up in the Garfield Park lagoon.
The 21-year-old was walking into a house in the 5700 block of South Peoria Street at 1:25 a.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said.
Walter Freeman, 36, of Lisle, was sentenced after he was found guilty of selling revolvers and semi-automatic weapons to gang members, according to a statement from U.S. Department of Justice.
